CONCENTRATION IN ECONOMICS DROPS SHARPLY IN 1935

According to the preliminary statistics released at University Hall yesterday, 121 Freshmen are making English their field of concentration, while only 91 have chosen Economics. These figures are in sharp contrast in these o record for the classes of 1932, 1933, and 1934, all of which have contributed at least 140 men to the field of Economics.

Third, fourth, and fifth on the list are respectively Bio-Chemical Sciences, History, and Romance Languages; the figures for these approach very closely those recorded from the class of 1934 last spring. Among the numerically less conspicuous fields, the enrollment in Philosophy, the Classics, and Astronomy have fallen off by approximately half the totals for last year. Another not able trend brought out by the statistics is the increased interest in Psychology, and Anthropology, indicated by the doubly large registration in those fields this year as compared with 1931. This year's Freshman class numbers about 40 less men than its predecessor.

Complete Figures

Subject to change, since 27 study cards are still outstanding, the complete figures for the number of Freshmen concentrating in each field, this year and last, are as follows, with last year's figures in parentheses: Anthropology, 15, (6); Astronomy, 2 (4); Bio-Chemical Sciences, 84 (63); Biology, 24 (23); Chemistry, 45 (29); the classics, 9 (21); Economics, 91 (140); Engineering Sciences, 17 (14); English, 121 (121); Fine Arts, 36 (33); Geology, 8 (6); Germanic Languages and Literatures, 12 (13); Government, 37 (45); History, 78 (71); History and Literature, 45 (44); Literature, 11 (7); Mathematics, 35 (44); Music, 9 (5); Philosophy, 9 (18); Physics, 26 (24); Psychology, 30 (15); Romance Languages, 65 (75); Semitic, 0 (0); Sociology, 18 (25); transferring out of college, 4 (2).